House Republicans: No Aid for Israel Unless Rich Tax Cheats Get a Break

OK cool, let's tax the rich and not give aid to Israel. I really don't see a down side to this.

Yeah sounds like a win-win.
- The sad part is politicians from both sides want aid to Israel so we will end up not taxing the rich
So much for the party of "invest in America instead of giving our money overseas"
- bUt ThE biBlE sAyS
  STFU. The Bible says to pay your taxes too, ya hypocrites.

So then we don't have to give money to Israel if we keep going after tax cheats instead? Sounds great, let's do that

Yep, this is a win-win. Let’s keep the stalemate going until the billionaires are taxed out of existence and Israel has agreed to a ceasefire.

Honestly this seems like a win-win. The rich have to pay their dues and we're not funding an openly terrorist govt!

Republicans “We’re going to shutdown the government because we’re not being financially responsible and we’re spending more than we take in.”

Also republicans “we should give up hundreds of billions of dollars to let our rich donors cheat on their taxes.”

Along with your last bit of giving up tax revenue, it's also increasing spending to send aid to a nation committing genocide...

No aid it is then. WIn win

What about "No" to both and we just keep supporting Ukraine?

Sounds good to me. Eat the rich, fuck Israel.

it's a shame the US establishment is so beholden to their proxy genocide. If you were a decent person with principles this would be an amazing time to say 'okay' and then just walk away from the negotiating table having given none of our money to either the fabulously wealthy or genocidal dictators.

Imagine even that tiny speck of sanity and conscience being present in U.S. politics.

We already give ample support to Israel... and we've seen them recently trying to bully us if we don't support them against any and all boycotts due to their activities. https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1/BILLS-116s1pcs.pdf

They don't need more support than they're getting, especially at this price point.

Zelenskyy has also tried to bully us, for example blocking gas pipelines from Russia to the EU and then blaming it on the Russians. I get it since they're on the defensive and desperate to protect their home, but it's still obnoxious since we should be and already are supporting them. That being said, Ukraine isn't also bombing refugee camps full of innocent people. The EU also really needs to ween off of Russian fossil fuels anyway. The Israel-Hamas conflict, by contrast, reeks of ESH and I wish we weren't so invested in either side.
EDIT: Just making it clear for those that didn't read the above very closely: Ukraine deserves support. It just doesn't change the fact that Zelenskyy has tried to twist arms for that support, for better or worse.

Why the fuck does Israel need aid anyway?

They've got nukes. Anyone with nukes does not need aid. You give up your right to aid when you have them. That's how it works.

Apparently not. The US sends billions to Israel every year.
- Our taxes at work. I'd much rather defund Israel and just continue supporting Ukraine. Take all that money we send to Israel and use it to fix our own problems.
Especially when it's their spies who stole our nuclear bomb plans and made their own. Also they get free college for some reason.

Awesome, I like what I'm hearing on both counts!

Fuck Israel and fuck the rich. Neither one deserves a subsidy paid for by my taxes.

Want to find the money? Increase the ability of the IRS to perform more audits. The richest folks are already not paying the taxes they should be. $688 billion per year!

Yes, but Moscow Mitch serves the richest elite who have rewarded him handsomely over his career. So he can't allow them to be audited or taxed if he can help it.
- True, but this is House bullshit, not the Senate

And isn't it terribly interesting that new speaker Mike Johnson's disclosures don't include any bank accounts? For a lawyer that's been working for cash-rich groups like he has been, that's certainly interesting. Given the company he's been keeping (lots of dark money, lots of shady finances) it's just soooo interesting that his first demand is that the IRS not have adequate funding to audit people with shady financial dealings

This "I'll block something super unrelated until you do my thing that goes against voter's interests" thing alone is a reason not to vote for those moneybags... Undemocratic as fuck!

Fuck Israel

For those that don't read the article - they want to cut funding to the IRS (a revenue generating expense) to pay for aid to Israel.

"In fiscal year 2020, the IRS collected almost $3.5 trillion in revenue and processed more than 240 million tax returns. The IRS spent just 35 cents for each $100 it collected in FY 2020. (Source: Table 31, IRS 2020 Data Book)."
https://www.irs.gov/about-irs/the-agency-its-mission-and-statutory-authority#:~:text=In%20fiscal%20year%202020%2C%20the,%2C%20IRS%202020%20Data%20Book
We should spend more on the IRS. The Israeli government shouldn't be getting a single cent from the US taxpayer.

How about an equal amount to shelters, food banks, scholarships etc?

Oh boy, you must be new here.

CBO says the House's Israel aid bill is not offset at all.

Will add $12.5B to the deficit in the next decade.

Cuts to IRS will decrease revenue by $26.7B

Yes, but that only matters when they can pin it on Democrats.

Is he making this easy on purpose?

"Um... ok?"

I bet a significant percentage of Republicans in Congress would nuke Washington D.C.

Don’t threaten me with a good time GOP.

Lmfao they're gonna get their way too watch.

Love the downvotes right around the same time as this measure passes the House of Representatives, sorry yall haven't seen the pattern yet but they're not exactly hiding it from us.